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1、Unit 3 Transportation and Economic Development教学课件综合英语（第三册）（第二版）全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Unit 3 Unit 3 Transportation andTransportation andEconomic Economic DevelopmentDevelopmentComprehensive English(Book 3)全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuUnit 3:Learning GoalsIn this unit,students should be able to:understand the them

2、e revealed in the text;understand the background in which the New Silk Road was proposed;understand the economic and geopolitical significance embodied by the New Silk Road;understand some useful words,expressions and grammatical structures;understand the characteristics of a piece of exposition.全人教

3、育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuUnit 3:ContentsPart One:Navigation and ExplorationPart Two:Consolidation and ApplicationPart Three:Extension全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart OneNavigationMain manu menu全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Navigation1.Discuss the development of transportation in recent years with your partn

4、er.2.Watch a video clip from the BBC documentary The Chinese Silk Road and answer the following questions.How long did merchants of the ancient time travel from Xian to Europe?It is about 7,000 kilometers.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuWhy are there so many Islamic descendants in Xian?Islamic traveled along

5、 the Silk Road into Xian and then settled down there.Which styles of art have influenced the sculptures of Maijishan grottoes?The Maijishan grottoes display influence from Indian and Southeast Asia.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuWhy Lanzhou is a place where the merchants had the last chance to have a wholes

6、ome meal?Beyond Lanzhou,travelers will go into the vast barren desert.Why Jiayuguan Fortress is called the gate of demons in the ancient time?Criminals,wrongdoers,rebellions were sent out through the gate banished from their home country.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menu3.Discuss with your partner the New Sil

7、k Road.Talk about the facts and its influences on the economic development of our country.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Exploration(1,2)1.Word match:Match each word in Column A with its definition in Column B.Column A Column B()traverse a.to give support to or strengthen something()circumference b

8、.not very good or strong()buttress c.to move or travel through an area()linger d.the distance around a circle()tepid e.to imagine or expect that something will happen()anticipate f.to take a long time to leave or disappear dafcbe全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Exploration2.Listenforgist:Listentothet

9、extwithoutreferringtoitanddecidewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthetext.A.The New Silk Road spreads the exchange of knowledge,learning,discovery,and culture.Therefore,it is of great significance to both China and the world.B.Although with all kinds of challenges,the New Silk Road project h

10、as revealed Chinas determination to work with other countries in the region to boost economic development and cultural exchange.C.The New Silk Road project will promote economic development and cooperation among countries in Asia,Europe,and Africa.It envisions resurrecting the past glory of the anci

11、ent Silk Road.D.Attitudes of neighboring countries toward the New Silk Road differ from one another.As one of them,India has built a port near the China-backed Gwadar initiative to impair the Chinese one.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Exploration(A Synopsis of the Text)The financial crisis emerging

12、 from U.S.A.in 2008 severely struck and hurt the worlds economy,the past five years has seen the world in economic recession and stagnation.The whole world was trying hard to find a way to revive and boost economy.Chinas economy remains somewhat an exception and has contributed a large percentage of

13、 increase to the worlds economy.In the light of the ancient Silk Road,China has proposed the New Silk Road plan and the Sea-based Belt plan,which will provide great opportunities for economic revival and boom.Part one menu全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menu The New Silk Road stretches from Shanghai to Berlin an

14、d the plan is a very sizable Eurasian project which lays emphasis on infrastructure for which China invited the international community of nations and initiated funding the AIIB.The AIIB plays the role of a major provider of fund to which China has contributed a large sum.The New Silk Road plan is i

15、nterpreted in ways by different countries and is likely to meet with obstruction.However,China takes this project very seriously and is breathtakingly pushing it forward.It is a promising and amazingly expectant project never available for the world before.The massive project holds the potential for

16、 a new renaissance in commerce,industry,discovery,thought,invention,and culture that could well rival the original Silk Road.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Cultural Link（Background Information）1.About the author:Robert Berke is an energy financial analyst with experience as a government consultant

17、to the State of Alaska,USA.Part one menu全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menu2.“The belt and Road”Initiative When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Central Asia and Southeast Asia in September and October of 2013,he raised the initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Mari

18、time Silk Road(hereinafter referred to as the Belt and Road),which have attracted close attention from all over the world.At the China-ASEAN Expo in 2013,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang emphasized the need to build the Maritime Silk Road oriented toward ASEAN,and to create strategic propellers for hinter

19、land development.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Cultural LinkAccelerating the building of the Belt and Road can help promote the economic prosperity of the countries along the Belt and Road and regional economic cooperation,strengthen exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations,an

20、d promote world peace and development.It is a great undertaking that will benefit people around the world.“The Belt and Road”Initiative is a systematic project,which should be jointly built through consultation to meet the interests of all,and efforts should be made to integrate the development stra

21、tegies of the countries along the Belt and全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuRoad.The Chinese government has drafted and published the Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road to promote the implementation of the Initiative,instill vigor and vitality int

22、o the ancient Silk Road,connect Asian,European and African countries more closely and promote mutually beneficial cooperation to a new high and in new forms.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Cultural Link The Belt and Road Initiative aims to promote the connectivity of Asian,European and African conti

23、nents and their adjacent seas,establish and strengthen partnerships among the countries along the Belt and Road,set up all-dimensional,multitiered and composite connectivity networks,and realize diversified,independent,balanced and sustainable development in these countries.The connectivity projects

24、 of the initiative will help align and coordinate the development strategies of the countries along the Belt and Road,tap market potential in this region,promote investment and consumption,create demands and job opportunities,enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges,and mutual learning among

25、the peoples of the relevant countries,and enable them to understand,trust and respect each other and live in harmony,peace and prosperity.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menu On land,the Initiative will focus on jointly building a new Eurasian Land Bridge and developing China-Mongolia-Russia,China-Central Asia-W

26、est Asia and China-Indochina Peninsula economic corridors by taking advantage of international transport routes,relying on core cities along the Belt and Road and using key economic industrial parks as cooperation platforms.At sea,the Initiative will focus on jointly building smooth,secure and effic

27、ient transport routes connecting major sea ports along the Belt and Road.The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor are closely related to the Belt and Road Initiative,and therefore require closer cooperation and greater progress.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main

28、menuPart One:Cultural Link3.About the Text:The text is selected and abridged from the English Digest,August 2015 and The World of English,Volume 34,2015.The ThemeThe idea of the author is presented by a probe into the different perspectives,and the theme is made known by a merger with the conclusion

29、:The massive project holds the potential for a new renaissance in commerce,industry,discovery,thought,invention,and culture that could well rival the original Silk Road.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menu4.Style and Technique The text is presented in the style of an exposition.An exposition explains or gives in

30、formation about a certain situation,the functions,characteristics,processes,relationships,outcomes,and answers to questions.It more often than not focuses on the account of a particular thing or person in sequence of time,space,structure,etc.By bringing in Marco Polos story and the ancient Silk Road

31、,the author highlights the focal topic“the New Silk Road”and furthers the interpretation from macro-perspectives to micro-angles and arrives at a natural conclusion which caps the thesis statement in the last paragraph.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menu5.AIIB:The full name is the Asian Infrastructure Investmen

32、t Bank,which was founded on October 24,2014 under the advocate of China,and has 57 initial charter members,now 77 members.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Cultural Link6.Goldman Sachs:The Goldman Sachs Group,Inc.is an American multinational finance company that engages in global investment banking,in

33、vestment management,securities,and other financial services including asset management,mergers and acquisitions advice,prime brokerage,and securities underwriting services.It also sponsors private equity funds,is a market maker,and is a primary dealer in the United States Treasury security market.Go

34、ldman Sachs also owns GS Bank USA,a direct bank.Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869 and is headquartered at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan,New York City,with additional offices in other international financial centers.Due to its involvement in subprime mortgage securitization,Goldman Sachs was hit

35、 hard by the 20072008 financial crisis,and was loaned$10 billion in preferred stock by the U.S.Treasury as part of a massive U.S.government bailout.The loan was made in November 2008 and repaid with interest in June 2009.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Cultural Link The list of former employees of G

36、oldman Sachs who moved on to government positions includes former U.S.Secretaries of the Treasury Robert Rubin and Henry Paulson;current United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin;current Chief Economic Advisor Gary Cohn;European Central Bank President Mario Draghi;former Bank of Canada

37、Governor and current Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney and the current Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull.In addition,former Goldman employees have headed the New York Stock Exchange,the World Bank,and major banks such as Citigroup and Merrill Lynch.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menu7.Black

38、stone:The Blackstone Group L.P.is an American multinational private equity,alternative asset management and financial services firm based in New York City.As the largest alternative investment firm in the world,Blackstone specializes in private equity,credit and hedge fund investment strategies.Blac

39、kstones private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyout transactions over the last decade,while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate.Since its inception,Blackstone has completed investments in such notable companies as Hilton Worldwi

40、de,Merlin Entertainments Group,Equity Office Properties,Republic Services,Allied Barton,United Biscuits,Freescale Semiconductor,Vivint,and Travelport.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Cultural Link Blackstone was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions boutique by Peter G.Peterson and Stephen A.

41、Schwarzman,who had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers,Kuhn,Loeb Inc.Over the course of two decades,Blackstone has evolved into one of the worlds largest private equity investment firms.In 2007,Blackstone completed a$4 billion initial public offering to become one of the first major privat

42、e equity firms to list shares in its management company on a public exchange.Blackstone is headquartered at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan,New York City,with eight additional offices in the United States,as well as offices in London,Paris,Dsseldorf,Sydney,Tokyo,Hong Kong,Singapore,Beijing,Shanghai,Mad

43、rid,Mumbai,and Dubai.Hamilton E.James is the current President,Chief Operating Officer(COO)and a member of the Board of Directors of Blackstone.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Difficult Sentences of the Text1.Beginning with the marvelous tales of Marco Polos travels across Eurasia to China,the Silk

44、Road has never ceased to entrance the world.(Para.1)Ever since Italian Marco Polos fancy experience as a traveler along the ancient Silk Road to China in the Yuan Dynasty,the Silk Road has long been fascinating and drawing people to China from all over the world.entrance:vt.to make.delighted in sth.

45、;cause.to be extremely happy2.the ancient cities.are once again firing the worlds imagination.(Para.1)fire:vt.to excite,arouse,stir upfire sb.with sth.:to fill with enthusiasm全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Difficult Sentences of the Text3.It is also seen by many as the first shot in a battle betwee

46、n East and West for dominance in Eurasia.(Para.2)The New Silk Road project is considered by many people to be the first act launched/move taken by China for maintaining the leading position in economy in both Europe and Asia.Eurasia:Europe&Asia.4.The ambitious vision is to resurrect the.(Para.3)It i

47、s a great ambition for China to revive the ancient Silk Road and make it a modern area of transit,trade and economy that runs from Shanghai to Berlin.resurrect:v.to bring to life,cause to be refreshed/prospered全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menuPart One:Difficult Sentences of the Text5.The“Road”will traverse Ch

48、ina,Mongolia,Russia,Belarus,Poland,and Germany,extending more than 8,000 miles,creating an economic zone that extends over one third of the circumference of the earth.(Para.3)The New Silk Road extends over the countries in Asian,Europe and Africa and covers a large area on earth.traverse:to travel a

49、cross;pass overcircumference:the largest length of a round object which runs over the surface of its center.全人教育英语专业本科教材系列Main menu6.The plan envisions building high-speed railroads,roads and highways,energy transmission and distributions networks,and fiber optic networks.(Para.4)The plan anticipate

50、s many projects in transportation,energy transmission and other industries.envision:to expect,anticipate,imagine7.Cities and ports along the route will be targeted for economic development.(Para.4)Cities and ports along the Road are of prior consideration for economic development.target:v.to direct